Article Writing 101: How to Use Content to Attract Customers, Clients, and Fans

If your goal is to create an advice-based online business that supports your lifestyle, you need to write, and write well.

If you don’t capture the attention of your readers within the first few seconds, they’re gone.

You can drive all the traffic you want to your website, but none of it matters unless they stick around.

Most blogs out there have traffic, but there’s no stickiness factor.

Do you want to end up as one of them?

Of course not.

The good news is that keeping the attention of your readers (and future customers) can be done by following steps that have been proven to work in advertising and copywriting for ages.

However, most copywriting and advertising is in your face and sleazy, but that’s not the way I roll, so I don’t do that.

There are also a few other problems, such as staying inspired to write, learning to structure your writing properly, and producing high-quality content fast.

It’s a lot of ground to cover, so I’ve put together a series of articles that you can read below.

I’m constantly adding more, so keep returning, and remember to sign-up to the newsletter for a consistent drip of high-quality content that helps you build that business of yours.

The Article Writing Series

The Secrets of Publishing in the Digital Age
This article isn’t really about article writing. It’s an interview with self-published author Sean Platt and how to make a living on the Kindle.

How to Get Inspired to Write in 10 Minutes or Less
How often do you get stuck? It seems like inspiration escapes as soon as you sit down to write. If this is you, read this article and banish the habit forever.

Writing Lessons Learned in My First Year of Blogging
This article was written about a year ago, but the tips still apply, perhaps more than ever. There are no shortcuts to great writing. It always comes down to practice.

So What If You Don’t Write (or Speak) Perfect English?
Are you worried that you won’t be able to build a lifestyle business because you don’t write flawless English? Don’t be, because there are plenty of people out there making a living who have horrible grammar.

How I Wrote 20 Articles a Day Doing Article Marketing
I used to do article marketing full-time. It was one of the ways I created an online income stream, and this article reveals the process I used to write up to 20 (yes, twenty) articles per day.

11 Ways to Eliminate Writer’s Block When Nothing Else Works
Writer’s block doesn’t really exist, but just in case it does exist for you, you can check out 11 rock-solid tips for how to get rid of it in this article.

But Writing Alone Isn’t Enough

Writing alone will not get you the gold at the end of the rainbow, you need traffic and you need passion, just to name a few critical factors.

And the way you bring together all of the different factors is to use a plan that has been proven to work, which is what Wake Up Cloud is all about.

You don’t have to know everything, you just have to know enough.

And when you know what you need to know and take one step at a time, there is no overwhelm.